DAVENPORT, Fla. — Deputies are asking for the public's help to identify another person believed to have been involved in the drug-related shooting death of a 29-year-old St. Petersburg man last week.
Xavier Johnson was shot and killed during a drug transaction inside an Airbnb home he was staying in on Acorn Drive in Davenport, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Investigators say he and others had been trafficking marijuana from the house since April 8.
Two people went inside the home during the evening of April 13 and shot Johnson, the sheriff's office said. Three people, seen in previously-released surveillance video, later carried him out of the house and took him to a hospital, where he died from his injuries.
The sheriff's office released some video from the home.
Deputies say 29-year-old Justin Jenkins of Volusia County has since been arrested on a warrant for first-degree murder. He'll be taken to Polk County at a later date, they add.
But investigators are looking to identify the second man seen with Jenkins, spotted wearing a hat in the video below. Both were seen leaving the home, one of whom was seen carrying a bag.
"Justin Jenkins is a bad man," Judd said during a news conference Monday. "He's a murderer."
The person who rented the Airbnb also is part of the ongoing investigation, Judd said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office at 863-298-6200. If you have information and wish to remain anonymous, and be eligible for a cash reward, contact Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-8477.